Group 4 metallocene complexes with non-bridged and tetramethyldisiloxane-bridged methyl-phenyl-cyclopentadienyl ligands: synthesis, characterization and olefin polymerization studies

The non-vicinal methyl-phenyl-substituted zirconocene dichlorides meso-and rac-[Zr{η5-(1-Ph-3-Me-C5H3)}2Cl2] and [Zr(η5-C5H5){η5-(1-Ph-3-Me-C5H3)}Cl2] have been isolated by transmetallation of the lithium salt Li(1-Ph-3-Me-C5H3) to ZrCl4(THF)2 and [Zr(η5-C5H5)Cl3 · DME] (DME = dimethoxyethane), resp...

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Authors: Martínez Martínez, Gema, Royo Gracia, Pascual, González Mosquera, Marta Elena|||0000-0003-2248-3050
Format: article
Publication Date:2004
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repository:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/4179
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4179
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2004.06.059
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cyclopentadienyl
Zirconium
Hafnium
Disiloxane
ansa-Metallocenes
Olefin-Polymerization
Ciencia
Química inorgánica
Science
Chemistry, inorganic
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Summary:The non-vicinal methyl-phenyl-substituted zirconocene dichlorides meso-and rac-[Zr{η5-(1-Ph-3-Me-C5H3)}2Cl2] and [Zr(η5-C5H5){η5-(1-Ph-3-Me-C5H3)}Cl2] have been isolated by transmetallation of the lithium salt Li(1-Ph-3-Me-C5H3) to ZrCl4(THF)2 and [Zr(η5-C5H5)Cl3 · DME] (DME = dimethoxyethane), respectively. Similar transmetallation of the lithium salt Li2[(Me-Ph-C5H2SiMe2)2O] to MCl4 gave the ansa-metallocenes [M{η5-(Me-Ph-C5H2SiMe2)2O}Cl2] (M = Zr, Hf) for which the meso- and rac-diastereomers were separated. The dimethyl and dibenzyl derivatives of these metallocenes were also prepared and the structure of all of these compounds determined by NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structure of rac-[Zr{η5-(2-Me-4-Ph-C5H2SiMe2)2O}Cl2] was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The activity of the dichlorometallocenes/MAO catalysts for ethene and propene polymerization was evaluated.